Furious 7 is a film full of bad acting, bad dialogue and incoherent plot. It’s also the most fun I’ve had at the movies in a long time.

This installment introduces Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) as the older brother of the prior film’s villain and desperate for revenge, so Dominic (Vin Diesel) gets his crew back together to find a way to get Shaw before he gets them first.

Furious 7’s strength comes from knowing its strengths. Director James Wan is new to the Fast & Furious universe, and while he brings an unwelcome increase of T&A, he also takes the franchise’s action to a new level.

It’s impossible to overstate just how stunning the action sequences are in this film. Most action movies are a series of smaller action scenes building up to an epic finale whereas Furious 7 seems to be made up solely of epic finales. This could be exhausting but Wan manages to make each set piece equally unique and thrilling.

The most impressive aspect of the action was how tense I was throughout. These films are often criticized because of the way characters seemingly become more indestructible in each subsequent film. Furious 7 alone has characters fall from skyscrapers, drive off mountain cliffs and outrun explosions without serious injury. It’s a credit to Wan’s direction that, despite all of that, I still felt fear for Vin Diesel’s crew in every unbelievable situation.

It’s also worth noting Furious 7’s sincerity. It doesn’t try to be self-aware or ironic and its dedication to its own ridiculousness makes it a better film.